Sentences with phrase «lyrical story»

«Allen has written a beautiful, lyrical story, complete with genuine characters whose depth reflects Allen's skill as a writer.»

The lyrical story brings fresh perspective to the guilt and anger and caring that surround the mentally disabled.

But to the sure relief of armchair aviators everywhere, director Mark Osborne's «The Little Prince» turns out to be a respectful, lovingly reimagined take on Antoine de Saint - Exupery's classic 1943 tale, which adds all manner of narrative bells and whistles to the author's slender, lyrical story of friendship between a pilot and a mysterious extraterrestrial voyager, but stays true to its timeless depiction of childhood wonderment at odds with grown - up disillusionment.

Its latest, a book / CD combo, A Gift for Sophie, is a gentle, lyrical story of friendship between multiple generations.

In this sweet, lyrical story a little llama struggles with bedtime separation from his Mama llama until she comes and soothes his fears and helps him fall asleep.

Dybek's 2004 collection of linked stories about Chicago's South Side, I Sailed with Magellan, is absolutely masterful and contains what I believe to be one of the greatest and most lyrical stories of all time about unconsummated love — a 14 - page wonder called «We Didn't.»

The reference to mythology as a source of inspiration; using abstract composition as a way to evoke literary and lyrical stories; the control of the design so as to achieve a delicate balance between the freshness of gestural strokes and the clearness of drawing; the reference to the tradition of art history as an endless process of acknowledgment of the meaning of artistic practice; the attention paid to the sign itself as a multi-linguistic mark of the artist's expression; these are all constant features of Twombly's work, and have been since the very beginning of his career in the late 1940s.

By Jacqui Barrett - Poindexter, Master Resume Writer / Career Storyteller Helping you make «beautiful noise» from the lyrical stories of your career.

Not exact matches

Your story is lyrical and except for the god part comes so close to the truth, Kerry.

We assume that many of the stories circulated orally before they came to be recorded in writing; and again we sense the pleasure and response of the listening group to the well - told and well - executed tale, to the lyrical phrase, or to the effective description.

The writings of Mevlana Jalal al - Din contain stories, anecdotes, moral instruction, and mystical insights, often in lyrical and symbolic passages.

The casual, mixed confusion of popular Christian lyrical expression is a phenomenon which is indirect evidence that the great Christian symbols and stories are capable of metaphoric recreation and this alone, apart from their aesthetic and theological significance is noteworthy.

While it is well - organized and beautifully paced, with touches of lyrical writing throughout, surely the source of its appeal is that it is a wonderful story that also happens to be true, as warm and fuzzy as nonfiction can get without suggesting a collaboration of Horatio Alger and Sylvester Stallone.

In the film's lyrical telling of the story, which relies on historical photographs, an inventive use of animation, and interviews with Egan and western historians, «flaming embers shot down from the sky» as an ad - hoc army of firefighters tried to control the fast - spreading blaze.

I Am Another You is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that's also a detective story.

The result is a glorious low - tech pleasure that may be the most lyrical, phantasmagoric boys» adventure story since Joe Dante's Explorers.

The Rider Brady Jandreau, a Lakota cowboy from South Dakota, enacts a version of his own harrowing story of loss and recovery in writer - director Chloé Zhao's stunningly lyrical western, a seamless and deeply moving blend of narrative and documentary film techniques.

But it gives us plenty to enjoy anyway: a great story, much of Fitzgerald's matchlessly lyrical narration and memorable dialogue, and a strong cast.

It's Got: A dizzyingly intelligent complexity; a perfect blending of a human story into its sci - fi background (with Oedipal underpinnings); outstanding performances from Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton; an effectively lyrical soundtrack by Free; a karaoke version of Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Written and directed with a lyrical, unfussy directness by Stephane Gauger, Owl and the Sparrow tells the simple story of a young, runaway orphan whose resolute, openhearted nature helps forge a bond between two adults she drafts into her life as a sort of replacement family.

It is a lyrical, absorbing film, one that is hard to shake when it's over, like a great campfire story passed down through the generations.

Watching Nichols grow out of his indie roots (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter) and tackle an all - too common motif with his lyrical script and silky - smooth direction has us pumped and giddy.

The initial challenge, and this involved going back to the drawing - board on some songs, was to find the right people to help us find a lyrical language that was poetic enough, that was unfussy enough to fit with the naturalism we were going for, and craftsmanlike enough to do what theatrical lyrics do, which is continue to tell a story, so that musical numbers aren't just pauses in the narrative.

A few years after graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1998, David Gordon Green found critical success with his debut feature, George Washington, a lyrical coming - of - age story set in the rural South.

Emotionally speaking, this is director Luca Guadagnino's most honest and intelligent work to date, a lyrical, sensuous, aching love story that skips all the usual coming - of - age beats in favour of finding a gentler, less conventional rhythm.

But quality will out, and McGinley's story of murder, intrigue and blackmail in a small Donegal village is wonderful: lyrical, astute, with a psychological depth and philosophical / theological heft equal to Dostoyevsky or Graham Greene.

This was a best picture like no other — a lyrical yet unflinching coming - of - age story focused on a poor, black, gay young man, complete with a hopeful ending unusual for a gay - themed Oscar film.

While everyone is running around trying to figure out what the outlet's recent decision to offer an online - only subscription means to the Future of Television, here is a reminder of what's really important: Television's unparalleled ability to tell stories in new, powerful and increasingly lyrical ways.

Brady Jandreau, a Lakota cowboy from South Dakota, enacts a version of his own harrowing story of loss and recovery in writer - director Chloé Zhao's stunningly lyrical western, a seamless and deeply moving blend of narrative and documentary film techniques.

This strange and lyrical love story blends old - fashioned romanticism with all the fantasy of a fairy tale.

Written in a lush, lyrical style reminiscent of The God of Small Things, infused with the flavors and scents of Middle Eastern food, and spiced with history and fable, Crescent is a sensuous love story and a gripping tale of risk and commitment.

My novel The Rescuer's Path came out this January, with glowing cover comments from Ursula Le Guin («exciting, physically vivid, and romantic»), Cheryl Strayed («held me from the first page to the end»), and many other noted authors whose opinions, one would think, would count with the media; yet, except a notice in Small Press Review («lyrical and poetic, the characters vividly drawn, the story captivating») and elsewhere, and mostly 5 - star Amazon reviews, media critics and bookstores will not so much as open the book.

by Anne R. Allen You can learn all you want about writing powerful prose, well - planned story arcs, lyrical descriptions — or any other aspect of fiction — but if you don't have a protagonist your readers care about, none of the rest matters.I don't think it's terribly relevant to talk about character «likability» in the sense of «niceness.»

These stories take many forms, from driving narrative to lyrical reverie, at times evoking mythic overtones, and this variety, along with an unflinching confrontation with the conditions and consequences of childhood abuse, creates its own form of suspense - in what direction will this book take us next?

especially interested in well - drawn female characters, fresh story - telling techniques (unreliable narrators, lists, emails, charts, texts, etc.), and voices that are unexpected for the genre the book is in (literary, lyrical middle grade, for instance).

She is especially interested in well - drawn female characters, fresh story - telling techniques (unreliable narrators, lists, emails, charts, texts, etc.), and voices that are unexpected for the genre the book is in (literary, lyrical middle grade, for instance).

By third grade, we support students in responding to poetry in various forms, exploring narrative poems that tell stories, lyrical poems that explore questions and emotions, and humorous poems that make us groan or laugh.

Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of The Story of a Marriage, which The New York Times has called an «inspired, lyrical novel,» and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, which was named a best book of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Chicago Tribune while garnering many other coast - to - coast honors.

Turpin's hypnotic narration highlights the lyrical prose and richly layered story line in this post-ecological-disaster sci - fi drama in which scavenger Rachel discovers the mysterious Borne.

Kephart has created a lyrical, beautiful story about a young woman at a turning point, struggling to reconcile her choices, find her place in the world and discover the true meaning of family.

The lyrical writing invites us into her world, a hardscrabble farm life from which she never escapes.Kline's sense of place and the times makes her story memorable and moving.

A lyrical, harrowing coming - of - age story.

In fact, the best parts of the book are the short, lyrical comments at the start of each chapter about how we find ourselves in our stories, how sharing stories brings strangers together.

In her most spellbinding novel yet, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni spins a fresh, enchanting story of transformation that is as lyrical as it is dramatic.

Though the story is compelling in its own right, the art is in Anshaw's lyrical telling.

The Handmaid and the Carpenter by Elizabeth Berg In Elizabeth Berg's lyrical recasting of the story of Mary and Joseph, The Handmaid and the Carpenter, we are reminded that the parents of Jesus were a startlingly young, humble couple.

A love story for things lost and restored, a lyrical hymn to the power of forgiveness, Music of the Ghosts is a «sensitive portrait of the inheritance of survival» (USA Today) and a journey through the embattled geography of the heart where love can be reborn.

In her seductive and mesmerizing alto, Duerden navigates the intricacies and emotional intensity of this challenging, lyrical novel, composed of stories within stories and alternating between modern - day Balkans and post-WWII Yugoslavia.

In his stellar 50 - year literary career, Wideman has tackled race, family, and art with great originality, and his new lyrical, shape - shifting historical short stories, featuring such figures as Frederick Douglass and Nat Turner, offer intriguing perspectives.

Andrew Sean Greer is the bestselling author of The Story of a Marriage, which The New York Times has called an «inspired, lyrical novel,» and The Confessions of Max Tivoli, which was named a best book of 2004 by... (more)